Catch Tibetan Elemental Divination Paintings: Illuminated Manuscript From The White Beryl Of Sangs-Rgyas Rgya-Mtsho Presented By Gyurme Dorje File
extraordinary publication represents a landmark in both Tibetan studies and the art of bookmaking, It presents for the first time two magnificentcentury manuscripts illuminating in exquisite detail littleknown practices of elemental divination as described in The White Beryl an importantcentury treatise written by Sangsrgyas rGyamtsho, regent to the Fifth Dalai Lama.
The manuscripts depict the zodiac of Indian astrology, the cakra diagrams of martial conquest, and the elaborate charts of Chinese elemental divination.
Accompanying the images is a detailed summary of the White Beryl text, an extensive commentary, and the first English translation of a related text known as Moonbeams.
Meticulously researched and produced to the highest standard, this book will be of immense interest not only to Tibetan scholars but to all those fascinated by Oriental art, religions and astrology.
This monumental book comes beautifully bound in a large box case, It will provide a magnificent addition to any collector's library, Gyurme Dorje, Ph. D. , is a leading scholar of the Nyingma tradition of
Tibetan Buddhism, whose works span the fields of Tibetan Lexicography, medicine, divination, and pilgrimage guides to Tibet and Bhutan.
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